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Duty Cycle or Dwell Angle

@lmccoig
4 years ago
https://everycircuit.com/circuit/5648926826561536
The matter of coil design may affect recommended ignition dwell settings. Top in simulator is 4 cylinder ignition (70% duty cycle), middle is 6 cylinder ignition (70% duty cycle), and bottom 8 cylinder ignition (67% duty cycle). The Duty Cycle is measured on a 0 to 100% scale to get ON time but the dwell meter (0° to 90° scale) for angle of OFF time. BELOW CONVERSION METHOD DID NOT WORK WELL TO MATCH LOWER CHART!! Multiply duty cycle by 4/5 to get the dwell equivalent, and multiply dwell readings by 5/4 to convert to duty cycle percentage. The chart I used:: https://images.app.goo.gl/vxwsKYwYFyeaK7NZ9 For conversion from dwell angle to duty cycle I use: 360 degrees / number of cylinders then multiply result by Dwell Angle to get Duty Cycle percentage. Example from dwell angle to duty cycle: 360 degrees / 4 cylinders = 90 degrees then, 100 percent duty cycle / 90 degrees = 1.1111 Lastly, my 63 degree dwell angle X 1.1111 = 70 % duty cycle. Example from duty cycle to dwell angle: 360 degrees / 4 cylinders = 90 degrees then, 70% / 100% = .7 Lastly, .7 X 90 degrees = 63° dwell angle.
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